| Post: | Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) |
| Flag: | Flag_of_the_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army.svg |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Flagsize: | 180 |
| Insignia: | OASA-ALT.PNG |
| Insigniaborder: | no |
| Insigniasize: | 120 |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) |
| Incumbent: | Douglas R. Bush |
| Incumbentsince: | February 11, 2022 |
| Department: | United States Department of the Army |
| Reports To: | Secretary of the Army Under Secretary of the Army |
| Nominator: | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Termlength: | No fixed term |
| Style: | Mr. Secretary The Honorable (formal address in writing) |
| Seat: | The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States |
| First: | Paul J. Hoeper |
| Formation: | May 29, 1998 |
| Succession: | Joint 18th in SecDef succession in seniority of appointment |
| Deputy: | Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology |
| Salary: | Executive Schedule, Level IV |
The Office of the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA(ALT) pronounced A-salt) is known as OASA(ALT). OASA(ALT) serves, when delegated, as the Army Acquisition Executive, the Senior Procurement Executive, the Science Advisor to the Secretary of the Army, and as the senior research and development official for the Department of the Army. The OASA(ALT) also has the principal responsibility for all Department of the Army matters related to logistics.[1]
In accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 25–59, OASA(ALT)'s office symbol is SAAL-ZA.[2]
The ASA (ALT) is generally delegated the role of Acquisition Executive. (See Army Acquisition Corps)
In June 2018 the Acquisition Executive launched or Expeditionary Technology Search, a four-phase catalyst for the Army to engage with the community of innovators:[5]
The direct reports of the Acquisition Executive are Program Executive Officers for the respective Program Executive Offices (PEOs)[6]
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Secretary(s) served under | President appointed by | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Paul J. Hoeper | May 29, 1998 | January 20, 2001 | Louis Caldera | Bill Clinton | |||
| – | Kenneth J. Oscar | January 20, 2001 | February 1, 2002 | Thomas E. White | George W. Bush | |||
| 2 | Claude M. Bolton Jr. | February 1, 2002 | January 2, 2008 | Thomas E. White Francis J. Harvey Pete Geren | ||||
| – | Dean G. Popps | January 2, 2008 | March 4, 2010 | Pete Geren John M. McHugh | George W. Bush Barack Obama | |||
| 3 | Malcolm Ross O'Neill | March 4, 2010 | June 3, 2011 | John M. McHugh | Barack Obama | |||
| 4 | Heidi Shyu | June 4, 2011 | January 30, 2016 | John M. McHugh Eric Fanning (acting) Patrick Murphy (acting) | ||||
| 5 | Katrina McFarland | February 1, 2016 | November 1, 2016 | Patrick Murphy (acting) Eric Fanning | ||||
| – | Steffanie Easter | November 2, 2016 | November 8, 2017 | Eric Fanning Robert M. Speer (acting) | ||||
| – | Jeffrey S. White | November 8, 2017 | January 1, 2018 | Ryan McCarthy Mark Esper | Donald Trump Joe Biden | |||
| 6 | Bruce D. Jette | January 2, 2018 | January 21, 2021 | Mark Esper Ryan McCarthy John Whitley (acting) | ||||
| – | Douglas R. Bush | January 21, 2021 | February 11, 2022 | John Whitley (acting) Christine Wormuth | Joe Biden | |||
| 7 | Douglas R. Bush | February 11, 2022 | Incumbent | Christine Wormuth | ||||